The Wushishis
According to Punch, the couple were both arrested at different times on different locations over a tip off by one of their victims, Mrs. Chinyere Uzorchukwu, who was duped to the tune of N5m. The fraudulent couple, Mr Danladi Wushishi, who claimed he is a freight forwarder at the Tin Can Island in Lagos and Mrs Ojuolape Wushishi, who also claimed she is a trader in Ikotun always take their victims to a fake warehouse in Ikorodu area of Lagos to show them sealed containers in which makes the victims to believe the couple, resulting into them making down payments, after which they start expecting goods endlessly.
The Lagos State Police Command during interrogations with the couple revealed that the couple had duped various people ranging from one Mr Nkechi Anokwuru who was duped of N3.5m, to one Mr. Livinus of about N19m and many more all in the name of the "Okrika" ( Second hand clothes) business deal. Although the 46 year old, Niger state born Mr Danladi confessed not having any container anywhere, he made it known that his wife is not aware that he was deceiving people with the fake auction sales.
Mrs Danladi who is 48 year old trader and a mother of four frequents
Dubai and London to buy clothes for sale. She expressed her surprise
over the false claims her husband made her to believe since the
beginning of the fake customs auction business. It could be recalled
that just recently,
a 29-year-old man, Henry Ogu and his accomplice Yunusa Okonkwo, were
arrested by the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Ikoyi,
Lagos for allegedly duping an American woman the sum of N52.5m
($350000).
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